Big bucks boys

Started in 2016 at 35K. In 2017, got hike, reached 47K In 2018, switched company, reached 55K In 2019, switched company, reached 80K In 2020, no hike In 2021, switched company, reached 120K In 2022, got hike, reached 210K

Switch I made in 2018 almost screwed up my entire career. Worst company and culture. A lot were held on variable pay.

2014: First job in campus placement; 5.5L
2015: 5.8L
2016: left job for few personal goals
2018: came back to job market; new company; 7.5L
2019: 7.5L
2020: 15L; Double Promotion
2021: 30L; Double Promotion
2022: 45L
2023: 60L; shifted to a new company

As I look back,

1. There is a lot of luck - need to be in right place at right time and most importantly with right people.

2. All throughout I had to keep proving that I'm my own pedigree. I don't have an IIT/IIM or MBA advantage and this required me to hustle :)

Hard core hustle in sales and marketing for years.

3. I'm grateful

Started in Jun 2017, big edutech: 70K Switched in Oct 2017, startup1: 45K Appraisal in Nov 2018, startup1: 75K+2L bonus twice a year (didn't took the nov 2019 bonus and switched in October) Switch in Sept 2019 to startup2: 1.08L No appraisal in Nov20 at startup2
Appraisal in May21 at startup2: 1.76L Appraisal in May22 at startup2: 2.37L Appraisal in May23 at startup2: 3.04L

Technically took 1 switch, the first one was a goofup by HR where a content role was sold as tech role.

Big Buck Girl here. Started my career in HR 2 years and 10 months ago.

Stuck with the same company for about 2 years and 5 months for 8L package. Made a switch 6 months ago to reach 12.5 LPA.

Now at a new org with 16 LPA. The work culture is intense and hectic I only took it up to climb the corporate ladder quicker.

But now because of the company culture I want to leave the corporate world entirely. Money seriously cannot buy happiness. Lifestyle inflation and responsibilities eat away at your CTC in no time. If you love what you do then that’s a whole other thing.

Started in 2015 @ 14k 2016 - 18k 2017 - 25k 2018 - 35k 2020-50k ( got reduced to 30k again in lockdown )

Swiched by dec 2020 @ 66K Got a hike after three months @ 75k

Switched again in march 2022 @ 1.31 LPM got laid off in Nov 2022

Now joined new org in feb2023 @ 1.83 LPM

Worked my ass off to get into a tier-1 college and graduated with >1lpm :P

2.5 LPM, 2 YoE. Started by freelancing in lowcode tools, now have a full time remote job and do tech consulting part time and all sorts of random integrations, automations, etc.

Started in July, 2017 - 96k. Dec 2018, switched as I didn't get good hike - 120k 2019, Promo - 180k 2020, No hike due to covid - 180k 2021, hike for 2 years - 260k 2022, promo - 370k 2023 - waiting for hike numbers.

Started working in 2018 post tier 1 BBA; Series B startup - 12LPA
Then went to work for a large tech company in a sales role - 20LPA (with stocks)

Then joined a VC fund (started at 45LPA, exited at 60LPA) - lol, I don’t know why I get paid so much (although my life is exhausting)

Graduated in 2012 from a Tier 1 college. Got 55k pm. Was in the same company for 5 yrs as the culture was good and got London onsite opportunity as well. Quit at 1.2L per month in 2017 to join a start up as a founding pm, with a pay cut (1L per month). Didnt work out and start up shut shop in 2019. But it gave me a good pm experience in a niche domain. Used that to land a Series A pm role in similar domain for 100% hike in 2020,so was making around 2.3 pm till 2022. Made a move to a senior PM role in the same niche domain but a global established giant at 70% hike. Getting around 3.6 per month right now